New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17

D great measure with tho necessity OF ang further
loan exhibitions Those exhibitions have done a
good deal for the Museum and have had marked
success with the picture-loyinR public. Some &C
count of the loans made from season to season may
be Of interest. In 1928 DR.. Robert II. Lamoorn
lent collection Of ancient American works OF art
chiefly Mexican, and william K.Vanderbilt, Luther
Kountze, W. II. Hurlbert, r. Stuyvesant and II.
@. Marquand a fine collection of old tapestries
Munro Butler tombstone also offered the Madonna
Del Candelabri,' by Raphael In 1ss4's5 tie
Watts collection of paintings was exhibited in the
Museu m building. Mr.. and Mrs. James Douglass
IT,, and Victor Barringer of Cairo, loaned two
valuable collections of Egyptian antiquities, which
were further supplemented by loans from j. W.
UrexeL The Watts collection was kept over
through 1SS5IS6. This same year FranklIn n.
Tinker loaned the searns @ H0 q wcfha%
beautiful collection of antique gold ana SILVER
watches. snuff boxes and enamels. The Seney pict
ures were on exhibition Sr .ne season 9sd down
the annual reports from 1s79Js0 to 1sS6!s6. In
1880 Henry G. MarquaDd, one of the stancnest
of American pottery and another of old Venetian
glass. The COrcoran Art Gallery sent photographs
D! its paintings
tees of the Museum gave 900 original cravings
and frsscoes by old masters Richard NJ Hunt
another trustee, collection of architectural casts
w. w. Evans q collection OF Peruvian pottery
Joseph W. Dre1el some early italian paintings, a
collection Of Egyptian casts and collection OF an
Gent coins Butler j. Rutter collection OF lhdus-
trial art objects in metal Alphonse Duprat COL
lection of antique metal boxes and casts OF worries
f. +. Church an oil painting by Rubens James
jackson Jarves a collection of glass; SILL NJ Barrow
some ancient Egyptian pottery COmmander II; II.
Gorringe, who brought the Central Park Obeiisk
from Egypt, some ancient bronze crabs from inc
base OF the Alexandria obeliskj s. w. Phenix
collection of iyories, silver lacauers emoroiuor,es
bronzes and paintings. These gifts in all amounted
to about $40. 900 in money value.
In 1889 Henry G. Marquand gave an altar piece
IN enameled pottery, by Luca Della kobDia, ana
the valuable Gibbs collection OF Peruvian anti
quities. 8. L. NJ. Barlow added q collection OF We
netian and other glass.
In 1883 came the George W. Thorne beouest OF
enaInels, ivor,es, gold and silver watches, glass
porcelain and bronzes W. Il. Huntington gave ms
Washington. Franklin and Lafayette collections OF
medals, and w. H. Hurlbert and Jose NJ. hurtad0
added to the Peruvian and Mexican pottery collec-
tons. In 1884 Mr. Barlow made further additions
to the Mexican collection AdOlph kohn gave col
lection Of coins and more tt an dozen paintihRs
and pieces OF staff airy were contributed Dy dihereh
friends.
In 1888 the actors OF New-York gave their Poo
Memorial" w. H. Huntington made q present OF
a second collection of Washington, Lafayette ana
Franklin medals. ETC.. and Lev, Z. morton ea-Min
lister to France, gave a similar one on the cam
paIgns of Napoleon. Joseph W. Drexel gave col;
lection of ancient musical instruments. BY the VIII
of William H. Vanderbilt the Museum got $lO0,Oo0
in cash. This years report OF gifts 10 not ont yet
Ii will include of course. the " ofe and Seney oe-
quests The estin ated oney value Of the Museum
art treasures is over So. 100000.